Winter Seed Sowing Workshop

Join Grass River Natural Area and CAKE CISMA for a hands-on winter gardening workshop at the Grass River Nature Center on Thursday, Dec. 11 from 6-8 p.m. As part of CAKE CISMA’s Go Beyond Beauty program, we’ll highlight how gardeners can transition away from invasive ornamentals by incorporating native plants into their landscapes. Some seeds require a temperature change to trigger the end of dormancy (or sleep) period; a process called cold stratification. Many native seeds have this built-in dormancy which protects them from germinating before killer frosts or in times of drought. One of the easiest ways to cold stratify seeds is to use Michigan winters to do the work for us! This workshop is $10 per person and will cover everything gardeners need to know about cold stratification and growing native wildflowers from seed. Please bring empty and clean milk jugs if you have them available.

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